Researchers have had trouble replicating studies that found a particular gene linked to schizophrenia. According to one recent hypothesis, ____
a. genes in fact have nothing to do with schizophrenia
b. the same genes responsible for schizophrenia also produce Huntington's disease
c. spontaneous mutations in any of hundreds of genes can cause schizophrenia
d. most genetic researchers fail to examine the X and Y chromosomes
c
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__________ refer(s) to capabilities present early in development that may develop with no or little experience.
A. Encoding B. Core knowledge systems C. Explicit memory D. The violation-of-expectation method
A feeling that there is a "continuous present" in the "here and now" that is also inseparable from past and future is called
a. universal consciousness. b. symbolic existentialism. c. experiential transcendence. d. time absorption.
According to Avicenna, the active intellect was:
a. the mechanism by which humans enter into a relationship with God b. essentially as Aristotle had described it c. less important than common sense d. nonexistent
As you and your friend walk across the street toward the cafeteria, she says, "Oh, I can smell the lobster from here." You, however, can't smell it yet. Which of the following explanations is the most plausible?
A. She has a lower absolute threshold than you. B. Sensory adaptation has decreased your response. C. You have a higher just-noticeable difference than she. D. She has a greater sense of subliminal perception than you.